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Borough, was manufacturing margarine into pats to represent
butter, and effecting a large sale in a portion of the district
through the agency of a man who conducted a house.to.house
call. The inspector obtained two samples but being a stranger
to the agent he was supplied with butter.
A subsequent purchase was made by a householder acting
as a deputy to the inspector. The material upon analysis
proved to be a mixture, containing 97 per cent, of foreign fat,
proceedings for which are now pending.
Various Articles.—A detailed list of other samples
submitted for analysis is given in the tables accompanying this
report. (See Tables A and J).
Dried Milk.—A very useful preparation has come upon
the market in the form of dried milk, which, no doubt, will be
frequently used as an article of food. There is need, however,
of some guarantee as to its quality, as it is possible that it may,
during the summer months, be used for the diet of young
children, and it is highly desirable that a standard should be
fixed in regard to the quality.
ADMINISTRATION.
Warranty Clauses.—During the year communications
have been received from other Borough Councils, pointing out
the unsatisfactory state of the law with regard to the warranty
clauses of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The question is an important one, and if the defendant
is discharged in consequence of a warranty produced, the
prosecution may proceed against the person giving the warranty
in a Court having jurisdiction in the place where the sample to
which the warranty relates was purchased. But it will possibly
be found that the farmer will in his turn produce a warranty
from one or more other farmers, and so the prosecution fails.